Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
April 27, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, "God of the gaps", Benjamin Wiker, Christianity, Church Fathers, creation, defining id, designer, Douglas Axe, evolution, evolutionary biologists, Franciscan University, God's Grandeur, intellectuals, intelligent cause, intelligent design, interventionism, James Sinclair, Jonathan Witt, Logan Gage, Michael Denton, molecular machines, natural laws, Reductionism, Robin Collins, Roman Catholic, scientists, Scripture, theology, Thomas Aquinas, universal common descent, universe, William Lane Craig}

Here Is What We Mean by Intelligent Design (And What We Don’t)

_{Ann Gauger
April 27, 2023

Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science

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Some ID supporters agree with universal common descent, but many ID supporters argue against the idea that all life shares a common ancestor. Read More ›

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Author
Rob Stadler

Date
April 27, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, Be Smart, classrooms, DNA, education, Evolution News, Gerald Joyce, ideology, information, Long Story Short, materialism, misrepresentation, Next Generation Science Standards, NGSS, nucleotides, PBS, polymerization, replication, RNA, Stated Clearly, YouTube videos}

Long Story Short Detonates Propaganda About the Origin of Life

_{Rob Stadler
April 27, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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These popular origin-of-life videos subordinate science to ideology. Accurate science clearly contradicts their teaching. Read More ›

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Author
Rob Sheldon

Date
April 26, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, David Coppedge, evolution, Evolution News, genes, hybridization, intelligent design, origins, sex, species, Star Trek, Starships, Stephen Barr, symmetry, universal common descent}

Now, with Starships, Evolutionary Origins Become Still More Difficult

_{Rob Sheldon
April 26, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physics

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So it appears that self-contained gene transposon "packages" permit transfer of genes from one species to another Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 26, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, Be Smart, building blocks, chemical evolution, early Earth, Long Story Short, PBS, Rob Stadler, science, universe, YouTube videos}

On the Origin of Life, Long Story Short Goes After Pop YouTube Science

_{David Klinghoffer
April 26, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

2}

“It’s easy to say things that aren’t true and get people to believe them, especially when they sound science-y and are mixed in with well-known facts.” Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
April 26, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, antibiotic resistance, Australia, bioRxiv, Borgs, fungi, genes, genomes, horizontal gene transfer, information, jumping genes, microbes, Neo-Darwinism, PNAS, prokaryotes, selfish genes, SETI, Star Trek, Starships, Sweden, transposable elements, transposons, Uppsala University}

Starship Enterprise: Fungal Transposons Boldly Go

_{David Coppedge
April 26, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

10}

Newly recognized large transposable elements in fungi dubbed Starships may not be selfish after all. Read More ›

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Date
April 25, 2023

Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, academia, evolutionary theory, Hoover Institution, ID the Future, intelligent design, Italy, john lennox, Michael Behe, physical world, podcast, science, scientific method, Stephen Meyer, Uncommon Knowledge, universe}

Michael Behe, Stephen Meyer, John Lennox: The Evidence for Design Is Growing

_{Science and Culture
April 25, 2023

Cosmology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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In a conversation in Fiesole, Italy, three leading thinkers explore the growing problems with modern evolutionary theory and the increasing evidence for design. Read More ›

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Author
Logan Paul Gage

Date
April 24, 2023

Categories
Biology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Physics
Tagged
, Aristotle, atomists, Benjamin Wiker, Church Fathers, Democritus, Douglas Axe, Epicurus, evolution, God's Grandeur, intelligent design, James Sinclair, Jonathan Witt, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, New Atheists, Plato, Robin Collins, Roman Catholic, Scopes Monkey Trial, Scripture, Socrates, Stephen Meyer, stereotypes, William Lane Craig}

Understanding Design Arguments: An Introduction for Catholics

_{Logan Paul Gage
April 24, 2023

Biology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Physics

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What ID denies is that every feature of nature is the product of natural forces all the way down. This commitment is necessarily shared by Catholics. Read More ›

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Author
Howard Glicksman

Date
April 24, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, air, birds, blood, breath-holding, breathing, cardiovascular system, cold-bloodedness, crocodiles, Dallas, evolution, glycolysis, hard problems, heart, hematological system, hemoglobin, humans, intelligent design, Kate Winslet, lungs, oxygen, reptiles, respiratory system, Steve Laufmann, Tampa, tissues, trachea, ventricle, Wikipedia, Your Designed Body}

How Does the Crocodile Hold Its Breath So Long?

_{Howard Glicksman
April 24, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

13}

The actress Kate Winslet can hold her breath for seven and a quarter minutes. A crocodile, though, can hold his breath for hours. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 23, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Science Reporting
Tagged
, abandonment, assisted suicide, Belgium, Canada, Canadians, doctors, euthanasia, Hippocratic Oath, lethal injection, mental illness, Netherlands, New York Times, patients, policymakers, prescription, psychiatry, suicide, suicide crisis, United States}

NYT Pushes Suicide for the Mentally Ill

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 23, 2023

Bioethics, Science Reporting

4}

Clancy Martin’s first paragraph makes clear why his thesis should be rejected out of hand. Read More ›

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Date
April 22, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, “consensus science”, Canceled Science, Eric Anderson, Eric Hedin, Evolution News, ID the Future, materialism, nature, physicists, podcast, Science, scientific truth}

Physicist Eric Hedin Probes the Limits of Science

_{Science and Culture
April 22, 2023

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

1}

Are we free to look beyond materialism for answers to important scientific questions? Read More ›